Translations for „sanctimoniousness“ in the English » German Dictionary

sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous·ness [ˌsæŋ(k)tɪˈməʊniəsnəs, Am -ˈmoʊ-] N no pl pej

sanctimoniousness

Scheinheiligkeit f

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Never lose an opportunity to emphasise their dourness, their sanctimoniousness, their political correctness.

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It was easy to take them as role models for the balance of their marriage, the pleasure they appeared to take in their sons and their lack of sanctimoniousness.

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Such oily and voluble sanctimoniousness needed no modification to be fitted to appear before the footlights in satirical drama.

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Double-standards, sanctimoniousness and hysteria -- what else would you turn to the news for?

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More uncharitable persons may even see a touch of sanctimoniousness in your new belief in the carrot and stick approach to overcoming militancy and insurgency.

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The sheer pointlessness of what is achieved -- or generally isn't achieved -- the inflated bills, the sanctimoniousness and bogusness of all those involved strikes me as almost criminal.

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